Grimmjow wakes up in a post-war world, where Aizen has been defeated and Ichigo is living a normal life. As disorienting as things are, there's one thing that is clear to him: the memory of Ichigo's hand on his after their battle in Las Noches. Who would've thought that someone could change Grimmjow's life with just that?

Before her death, Tomoe had met with a stranger to seal a deal that would enable her to return back in living form to reunite with Kenshin for one winter season after dying. But, did she overlook any of the strings attached to the stranger’s promise?

After an emotional fight with Eagle, Hikaru calls a nighttime radio program to dedicate a song to him in hopes that he will hear her apology over the air waves. But as she begins telling her story to the show’s host, she learns more than expected…

Tomoe fumbled with the keys as a shower of gunshots and screams filled her ears, heightening her fear. A silhouetted figure began walking closer from the depths of the darkened alley... And all she remembered the next morning was a cross scar.